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IN  MEMORIAM. 


Amanda  Melissa  Wittich. 


Xn        me.mono 


Amanda  Melissa  Wittich 


(nee  Shultz) 


Wife  of 


Albert  Theodore  Wittich 


Was  born  November  15,  1844,  in  Miamisburg,  Ohio, 

and  passed  away,  suddenly,  in  her  own  home, 

at  eight  forty-five,  Tuesday  evening,  November  4,  1902. 

Aged  :    Fifty-seven  years,  eleven  months,  and  nineteen  days. 


"A  zvoman  that  feared  the  Lord" 


Dayton,  Ohio 

Press  of  United  Brethren  Publishing  House 

1904 


FLORAL  TRIBUTES. 


Very  grateful  acknowledgment  is  here  made  to  the  kind  donors  of 
the  many  beautiful  floral  offerings,  namely  : 

Large  spray  white  roses  and  violets.  Valley  Lodge  No.  145  D.  of  R. 

Large  panel  pink  and  white  roses.  Ruth  Temple  No.  10  Rathbone 
Sisters. 

Sickle,  Marechal  Niel  roses  and  fern  leaves,  Miami  Council  No.  44 
D.  of  L. 

Star,  Dayton,  Ohio,  Chapter  No.  125  Order  Eastern   Star. 

Large  panel  white  and  pink  carnations,  W.  R.  Corps  No.  204. 

Spray  of  pink  and  cream  roses.  Mrs.  Matt  Marr. 

Spray  white  chrysanthemums,  Mrs.  Hattie  Mittendorf. 

Basket  of  roses,  Mrs.  Laura  Yensel. 

Large  bunch  pink  roses,  Mrs.  Mary  Mader,  Misses  Laura  and 
Emma  Mader. 

Cluster  white  carnations  and   roses.  Mr.  Geo.   E.   Mathews. 

Spray  pink  roses.  Mr.  G.  F.  Wittich,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  C.  Gamble. 

Large  wreath  calla  lilies  and  white  roses,  office  friends,  Crown 
Piano  Factory,  Chicago,  111. 

Large  panel  chrysanthemums  and  begonia  leaves,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Geo.  P.  Bent,  Chicago,  111. 

Full  blanket  large  chrysanthemums  to  cover  casket,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Groby,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  N.  J.  Catrow.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Herbert  Catrow, 
Mr.  Henry  Catrow. 


PALL   BEARERS. 

Clifford  M.  Schuberth.  Chas.  H.  Hall. 

Geo.  E.  Mathews.  Harry  C.  Schuberth. 

( Nephews  of  the  deceased. ) 


CHOIR. 


Miss  Sude  Smith.  Mr.  Jas.  A.  Kalffmax. 

Miss  Amanda  Btjehner.  Mr.  Wm.  A.  Reiter. 

Miss  Emma  Bechtold,  Accompanist. 


Interment,  Hill  Grove   Cemetery, 
Miamisourg,  Ohio. 


FUNERAL  SERVICE 


HELD  AT 


Residence,  Miamisburg,  Ohio, 

Saturday  afternoon,  2  o'clock, 


November  8th,  11)02. 


Conducted  by  REV.   F.    W.   F.   PESCHAU,   D.D. 


VOLUNTARY— "Thy  Will  Be  Done"— Choir. 

(MUSIC  BY  A.   T.    \V.) 

Father,  while  our  hearts  are  bleeding 

O'er  the  spoils  that  death  has  won, 
We  would  at  this  solemn  meeting 

Calmly  say,  "Thy  will  be  done." 

Though  east  down  we  're  not  forsaken  ; 

Though  afflicted,  not  alone ; 
Thou  didst  give  and  thou  hast  taken; 

Blessed  Lord,  "Thy  will  be  done. 

Though  to-day  we  're  filled  with  mourning, 

Mercy  still  is  on  thy  throne ; 
With  thy  smiles  of  love  returning 

We  can  say,  "Thy  will  be  done." 

By  thy  hand  the  boon  was  given, 
Thou  hast  taken  but  thine  own  ; 

Lord  of  earth  and  God  of  heaven. 
Evermore  "Thy  will  be  done." 


RESPONSIVE  SERVICES. 

Minister  and  Choir. 


Scripture  Lesson. 

I.  Thessalonians  4 :   13-18. 

"But  I  would  uot  have  you  to  be  ignorant,  brethren,  concerning  them 
which  are  asleep,  that  ye  sorrow  not,  even  as  others  which  have  no 
hope. 

"For  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose  again,  even  so  them 
also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will  God  bring  with  him. 

"For  this  we  say  unto  you  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  that  we  which 
are  alive  and  remain  unto  the  coming  of  the  Lord  shall  not  prevent 
them  which  are  asleep. 

"For  the  Lord  himself  shall  descend  from  heaven  with  a  shout,  with 
the  voice  of  the  archangel,  and  with  the  trump  of  God  ;  and  the  dead 
in  Christ  shall  rise  first. 

"Then  we  which  are  alive  and  remain  shall  be  caught  up  together 
with  them  in  the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord  in  the  air:  and  so  shall  we 
ever  be  with  the  Lord. 

"Wherefore  comfort  one  another  with  these  words." 

St.  Matthew  9 :  18-26. 

"While  he  spake  these  things  unto  them,  behold,  there  came  a  cer- 
tain ruler,  and  worshipped  him.  saying.  My  daughter  is  even  now  dead  : 
but  come  and  lay  thy  hand  upon  her,  and  she  shall  live. 

"And  Jesus  arose,  and  followed  him,  and  so  did  his  disciples. 

"And.  behold,  a  woman,  which  was  diseased  with  an  issue  of  blood 
twelve  years,  came  behind  him,  and  touched  the  hem  of  his  garment. 

"For  she  said  within  herself.  If  I  may  but  touch  his  garment,  I 
shall  be  whole. 

"But  Jesus  turned  him  about,  and  when  he  saw  her,  he  said, 
Daughter,  be  of  good  comfort :  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole.  And 
the  woman  was  made  whole  from  that  hour. 

"And  when  Jesus  came  into  the  ruler's  house,  and  saw  the  minstrels 
and  the  people  making  a  noise. 

"He  said  unto  them,  Give  place :  for  the  maid  is  not  dead,  but 
sleepeth.     And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn. 

"But  when  the  people  were  put  forth,  he  went  in,  and  took  her  by 
the  hand,  and  the  maid  arose. 

"And  the  fame  hereof  went  abroad  into  all  that  land." 

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PRAYER. 


By  Rev.  F.  W.  E.  Peschau,  D.D. 


Almighty  and  Everlasting  God,  in  whom  we  live  and  move  and  have 
our  being,  thou  who  art  the  giver  of  every  good  and  perfect  gift  of 
body  and  mind  and  .soul  for  the  life  that  now  is  and  for  the  eternal 
life  that  is  yet  to  come  to  us.  if  we  are  thy  dear  children,  have  mercy 
on  us.  We  thank  thee  for  everything  good  and  noble  and  holy  and 
beautiful  and  necessary  that  thou  hast  bestowed  upon  us.  We  thank 
thee.  O  God,  that  thou  didst  establish  in  thy  wise  providence  the 
Christian  home.  We  thank  thee  for  Christian  parents  and  Christian 
brothers  and  sisters,  and  we  thank  thee  that  these  Christian  sons 
and  daughters  that  are  thine  have  gone  out  into  the  great  world  and 
established  homes  of  their  own.  to  honor  thee  and  bless  the  world. 
O  Lord  God  Almighty,  we  thank  thee  for  the  establishment  of  this 
Christian  home.  We  thank  thee  for  the  life  of  this  deceased  Chris- 
tian woman.  We  thank  thee  for  the  duties  performed  by  her  as 
child,  as  young  woman,  and  as  wife  and  mother,  even  to  the  last  of  her 
days  upon  the  earth. 

O  Lord  God,  we  pray  thee  to  let  thy  divine  benedictions  rest  upon 
us  as  we  contemplate  the  life  she  led  and  consider  the  uncertainty  of 
life,  when  we  recall  how  unexpectedly  she  was  called  from  time  to 
eternity,  that,  like  hers,  our  house  may  be  set  in  order,  our  peace 
made  with  thee,  our  life's  duties  performed,  so  that  we  have  only  to 
die  in  the  fullness  of  time.  O  Lord  God,  we  pray  thee  to  let  thy  bless- 
ings rest  upon  her  venerable  father.     Do  thou  comfort  and  strengthen 

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him  in  bis  high  and  advanced  age  as  he  is  called  upon  again  to  be  a 
mourner  in  his  own  family  circle,  and  to  stand  by  the  coffin-side  of 
one  so  many  years  younger  than  himself.  Bless  him  and  comfort  him. 
And.  O  Heavenly  Father,  do  thou  let  thy  special  blessings  rest,  we 
pray  thee,  upon  the  husband  who  misses  the  sharer  of  life's  joys  and 
life's  sorrows,  and  who  with  him,  through  life's  changing  storms,  came 
to  the  establishment  of  this  home,  in  which  Christian  joy  and  peace 
reigned.  We  pray  thee  to  comfort  him.  Wilt  thou  help  him  to  say 
from  the  depths  of  his  heart,  "Father,  thy  will  be  done"?  Wilt  thou 
help  him  to  realize  that  now  there  is  another  reason,  that  heaven 
offers,  why  he  should  live  for  thee  and  prepare  for  that  endless  eter- 
nity that  is  in  thy  keeping.  Bless  thou  his  aged  father  who  in  sor- 
row thinks  of  the  loss  that  has  befallen  his  son,  and  as  he  in  his  life's 
history  has  been  called  upon  to  mourn  one  who  came,  through  mar- 
riage, as  a  daughter  into  his  household.  Comfort  and  strengthen  him 
in  his  last  and  declining  years.  Do  thou  also  bless  and  comfort  with 
thy  grace  and  Holy  Spirit  those  that  miss  a  sister,  who  spent  life's 
sunny  morning  with  her  in  days  gone  by,  who  grew  up  under  the  same 
parental  care,  who  were  reared  in  the  same  holy  Christian  church 
and  then  went  out  into  the  world,  each  of  them  with  a  home  of  his 
own,  and  were  scattered  amid  the  duties  of  life.  God  bless  them,  as 
they  not  only  have  a  mother  gone,  but  also  now  as  the  angel  of  death 
has  taken  a  step  nearer  to  them  and  taken  her  who  was  so  near  and 
dear  to  them  and  led  her  to  everlasting  rest. 

O  Lord  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  we  pray  thee  that  thou  wouldst 
comfort  all  who  mourn,  the  friends,  the  neighbors,  the  schoolmates 
of  the  years  past,  and  the  associates  in  life's  many  joys,  who  with  her 
sought  to  honor  God  and  his  church,  their  parents,  and  themselves, 
according  to  thy  holy   Word. 

O  God,  hear  us  and  help  us  and  guide  us  and  bless  us,  and  ulti- 
mately take  us  to  thyself,  whether  suddenly  or  through  the  slow  pro- 
cess of  disease  and  death,  only,  O  God,  take  us  to  thyself  and  to  ever- 
lasting glory,  we  pray  thee,  in  Jesus'  name.     Amen. 


HYMN. 


Asleep  in  Jesus  !  blessed  sleep 
From  which  none  ever  wakes  to  weep, 
A  calm  and  undisturbed  repose. 
Unbroken  by  the  last  of  foes. 


Asleep  in  Jesus  !  oh,  how  sweet 

To  be  for  such  a  slumber  meet. 

With  holy  confidence  to  sing 

That  death  has  lost  his  venomed  stint 


Asleep  in  Jesus  !  peaceful  rest 
Whose  waking  is  supremely  blest; 
Xo  fear,  no  woe  shall  dim  that  hour 
That  manifests  the  Savior's  power. 


SERMON. 


By  Rev.  F.  W.  E.  Peschau,  D.D. 


Text  :    Rev.  2  :  10. 

' '  Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give  thee  a 
crown  of  life." 

How  wonderfully  this  sudden  death  impresses  itself 
upon  our  minds  as  we  are  gathered  here  to-day  to  look 
for  the  last  time  upon  the  face  and  form  of  one  who 
spent  nearly  every  day  of  her  life-pilgrimage  in  this 
town  and  in  the  surrounding  community!  How 
strange !  Her  voice  is  hushed.  The  eyes  that  looked 
upon  us  have  been  closed.  The  heart  that  heat  with 
its  warm  Christian  friendship  for  so  many  has  ceased 
to  throb  in  this  so  frequently  suffering  human  body. 
Up  and  down  these  streets  for  more  than  fifty  years 
she  moved,  for  a  while  as  a  child,  then  as  a  youth,  then 
as  a  young  woman,  then  as  a  wife,  and  then  as  a 
mother,  and  now  the  half-century  and  a  little  more  of 
her  life  has  come  to  a  sudden  close.  Another  coffin  has 
been  made,  a  new  grave  has  been  dug,  fresh  flowers 

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have  been  cut,  another  home  lias  been  filled  with 
mourning,  and  we  have  laid  down  the  burdens  of  life 
in  our  various  places  to  come  and  in  solemn  silence 
and  with  sad  hearts  to  sympathize  not  only  with  this 
afflicted  and  now  bereaved  husband,  but  to  regret  that 
such  a  beautiful  life  has  come  to  a  sudden  close  for- 
ever and  evermore.  Beautiful  as  are  the  flowers  that 
rest  upon  her  casket,  still  more  beautiful  is  the  sight 
of  the  silent  friends  who  here,  by  their  very  presence, 
pay  life's  tribute  of  respect  and  love  and  honor  to  her 
who  is  no  more.  And  now  what  shall  we  consider  on 
such  occasions  but  things  that  are  suggested  in  the 
lives  of  those  who  are  gone  and  themes  of  God's  holy 
Word  to  encourage1  us  in  the  noble,  beautiful,  true, 
holy  solving  of  life's  greatest  problems.  We  there- 
fore direct  your  attention  for  a  season  to  a  part  of 
the  tenth  verse  of  the  second  chapter  of  Revelation, 
"Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give  thee  a 
crown  of  life." 

These  words  are  a  wide,  sweeping  law  of  life.  There 
are  many  passages  in  the  Word  of  God  that  treat  of 
one  trait  of  character,  one  phase  of  life,  one  issue  of 
the  important  relations  that  surround  us  and  of  which 
we  are  a  part,  and  which  we  can  and  must  control  or 
which  can  and  must  control  us;  but  there  are  pas- 
sages like  this  that  cover  the  whole  realm  of  human 
life  in  all  its  duties  and  all  its  interests,  in  all  its 
many-sided  characteristics,  and  hence  are  most  glori- 

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ous  promises  indeed.  A  beautiful  promise  like  this, 
given  us  by  the  Lord  God  Almighty,  links  this  life 
with  death,  and  it  links  this  life,  through  death,  with 
an  everlasting  power  and  life  on  high.  God  and  man 
clasp  hands  with  promises  and  covenants  and  condi- 
tions of  this  character.  Like  the  frail  vine  that  clings 
to  the  mighty  oak,  and  is  supported  by  it  and  adorns 
it,  so  God  and  man  in  the  covenant  of  salvation,  and 
iu  the  covenant  of  Christian  liberty  that  is  offered 
here,  clasp  hands,  as  it  were,  both  for  time  and  also 
for  eternity.  It  is  like  a  promise  to  a  passenger  upon 
a  through  train;  it  is  like1  extending  wishes  to  one 
that  steps  upon  the  steamer  on  one  side  of  the  great 
ocean  with  no  place  to  stop  until  the  other  shore  has 
been  finally  reached.  Not  only  this,  but  it  involves 
<>ue  of  life's  noblest  principles.  Fidelity  is  the  end 
and  hope  of  this  gracious  promise.  And  so  we  are 
impressed,  in  the  next  place,  with  the  fact  that  it 
also  refers  to  the  world's  greatest  means  and  forces, 
a  godly  man  and  God;  not  to  inanimate  nature,  nor 
to  the  animal  creation  even,  but  He  takes  the  two 
highest  beings,  man,  the  supreme  creature  of  the 
earth,  and  God,  the  supreme  being  of  an  endless 
eternity.  How  strange  that  God  should  condescend 
to  notice  man,  and  that  he  would  uive  us  here,  as  it 
were,  an  endless  chain  of  deliverance.  It  begins  with 
the  Christian  profession  on  earth,  and  its  effect  never 
ends  in  all  eternity.      Its  conditions  are  more  than 


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reasonable  and  more  than  kind;  they  are  encouraging', 
inspiring,  strengthening,  stimulating,  uplifting,  yea, 
saving.  We  are  impressed  with  this  unbounded  di- 
vine generosity,  for  here  God  says,  "I  will  give,"  as 
if  he  desired  to  say:  I  will  bestow  upon  you  freely 
and  fully  what  you  cannot  acquire  by  merit,  or  talent, 
or  strength,  or  wealth,  or  skill,  or  any  power,  or  all 
powers  that  you  have  or  that  you  can  sway  or  that 
you  can  bring  under  your  influence.  1  will  give  what 
wealth,  strength,  scholarship,  skill,  talent,  science, 
and  all  the  arts  cannot  give  unto  yon. 

We. are  impressed,  furthermore,  with  the  beautiful 
thought  that  God  lays  down  the  conditions  and  that 
he  offers  the  liberal  reward.  No  man  could  have 
planned  a  noble  arrangement  like  this.  It  is  beyond 
the  power,  the  comprehension  of  man,  and  he  has  no 
claims,  even  as  he  has  no  control,  over  the  Lord  God 
Almighty. 

There  is  no  reference,  you  notice,  to  previous  con- 
ditions nor  present  circumstances,  except  the  one 
all-embracing  law  of  faithfulness  in  the  Christian 
life;  but  ah,  it  implies  that  a  Christian  life  has  been 
begun,  for  you  and  I  can  only  be  faithful  in  that  unto 
the  end  that  we  have  already  entered  upon. 

And  now,  what  do  we  understand  by  the  term  of 
"being  faithful,"  or  faithfulness,  as  embraced  in  the 
words  of  the  text?  We  must  not  lose  sight  of  the 
fact  that  there  are  two  significations;  the  one  is  being 

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full  of  faith,  full  of  faith  in  God,  in  his  holy  Word,  in 
his  holy  church,  in  his  blessed  sacraments,  in  the  out- 
pouring of  his  Holy  Spirit,  in  the  promises  of  the 
divine  Christ,  in  the  fact  that  there  is  an  eternal  word 
and  an  eternal  life,  that  forgiveness  is  possible,  and 
that  salvation  is  attainable.  These1  imply  having  a 
heart  and  soul  full  of  faith  and  full  of  faith  of  the 
right  kind.  But  the  words  of  our  text  rather  refer  to 
the  other  signification;  namely,  that  it  implies  being- 
true,  constant,  persevering,  unswerving,  loyal  to  duty, 
continuing  in  duty,  and  being  upright,  sincere,  hon- 
est, just,  pure,  virtuous,  godly,  constant  without  in- 
terruption and  without  change;  beautiful,  yea,  most 
beautiful  form  of  life  this  side  of  heaven,  for  only  the 
angels,  as  we  can  think  of  them,  are  ever  faithful  to 
God,  never  having  fallen  from  him.  Indeed,  God  al- 
lows in  his  holy  Word  the  fact  to  be  emphasized  that 
"he  is  faithful,"  for  we  read  in  one  of  the  beautiful 
chapters  of  the  Old  Testament,  "The  faithful  God 
who  keepeth  his  covenants  of  mercy  with  them  that 
love  him."  In  other  words,  God  characterizes  him- 
self as  a  God  not  only  of  power  and  wisdom,  but  also 
of  eminent,  true,  beautiful  faithfulness.  We  speak 
of  faithful  servants,  faithful  friends,  faithful  neigh- 
bors, faithful  soldiers,  faithful  sailors,  faithful  physi- 
cians, faithful  relatives,  kind  and  faithful  children, 
parents,  or  husband,  or  wife,  and  throughout  the 
whole  realm  of  life  the  beautiful  and  God-like  princi- 

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pie  of  fidelity  is  ever  emphasized,  is  ever  admired, 
ever  brings  good  fruit,  ever  calls  forth  unstinted  ad- 
miration, and  is  indeed  a  golden  monument  of  remem- 
brance in  every  noble  human  being. 

But  we  are  not  to  lose  sight  of  the  fact  that  it  is  an 
easy  thing  in  life  to  start ;  but  to  always  keep  up  with 
the  race  is  a  most  difficult  duty.  To  begin  right  is 
not  sufficient,  but  to  continue  in  well  doing,  and  in 
the  right,  and  continue  in  a  holy  life  to  life's  close, 
these  are  the  things  that  God  in  his  divine  mercy  ex- 
pects of  us.  We  dare  at  least  refer  to  the  question 
that  there  is  more  difference  among  men  as  to  their 
fidelity  than  there  is  as  to  their  ability.  Men  differ  in 
their  ability,  but  is  it  not  true  that  they  differ  still 
more  in  their  fidelity,  or  lack  of  fidelity,  that  may 
characterize  them? 

Let  us  consider  now  what  God  promises  to  those 
that  are  faithful  to  him.  UI  will  give  thee  a  crown  of 
life."  A  crown  is  a  sign  or  emblem  of  power,  of  real 
authority,  victory,  a  sign  of  bravery,  of  worth  and 
success,  an  honorary  badge  and  symbol  of  high  rank. 
All  these  are  implied  in  the  gift  of  a  crown.  We 
crown  the  bride  with  a  wreath  of  flowers. 

In  times  of  old,  for  hundreds  of  years,  the 

Olympian   heroes  received  a  crown  of  wild 

olives,  the  Pythian  heroes  received  a  crown 

of  laurel,  the  Nimean  heroes  received  a  crown 

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of  pine  foliage,  the  Roman  heroes  received  a 
crown  of  oalc  hares,  and  the  naval  heroes  re- 
ceived a  crown  of  gold. 

When  a  Roman  citizen  was  the  means  of  saving  the 
life  of  another  citizen  lie  was  led  into  the  senate,  and 
the  senate  arose  in  honor  of  his  presence  and  honored 
lii in  with  the  "civic  crown."  How  much  grander  will 
be  the  crowning  of  tin1  children  of  God  that  helped  to 
save  one  soul  for  everlasting  glory.  Then,  too,  there 
was  the  "crown  of  triumph"  that  was  given  to  the 
victorious  general  on  the  day  on  which  his  victories 
were  celebrated.  The  Greeks  and  Romans,  we  re- 
member, crowned  the  poets,  and  hence  we  have  the 
term  of  "poet  laureate,"  meaning  crowned  by  reign- 
ing rulers  or  governing  rulers  of  their  day,  and  thus 
made  immortal,  as  it  were,  on  the  pages  of  human 
history. 

Not  only  this,  but  there  were  those  who  crowned 
the  corpse,  and  on  this  account  some  of  the  early 
kings  and  emperors  after  they  were  dead  were 
crowned,  and  because  of  this  were  considered  deified. 
To  demonstrate  this,  they  crowned  the  busts  and  the 
portraits  and  the  statues  of  the  great  men  of  the  past. 
We  are  told  that  in  many  an  ancient  tomb  a  crown  of 
beauty  lias  been  found.  All  the  crowns  of  earth  are 
only  inferior  things  that  have  crumbled  to  dust  amid 
the  ruin  of  the  years  of  the  various  centuries. 


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But  we  will  consider,  furthermore,  some  of  the 
rich  materials  that  constitute  or  adorn  the  crowns. 
Think  of  the  kings  of  Israel!  They  had  crowns  of 
great  value  and  great  beauty.  King  David  had  a 
crown,  and  the  king  of  Amnon  also  had  one. 

The  German  emperors  had  a  threefold  or  triple 
crown,  one  part  of  which  was  iron,  one  part  made  of 
silver,  and  the  other  part  of  it  made  of  gold. 

Hungary  in  its  beautiful  crown  has  Christ  and  the 
apostles,  all,  of  course,  in  small  form,  represented 
upon  the  crown  that  its  rulers  wear. 

France  has  had  for  centuries  its  beautiful  crown 
adorned  with  three  lilies  of  gold. 

But  we  come  to  the  finest  crown  of  the  earth.  It 
was  the  crown  of  the  late  British  queen  and  empress, 
that  grand  and  noble  woman,  Victoria,  the  most  ma- 
jestic, the  richest,  the  most  precious  of  all  the  crowns 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth.  We  are  told  by  those  who 
have  described  it  that  it  had  1,363  brilliant  diamonds, 
723  rose  diamonds,  147  table  diamonds,  a  large  ruby, 
seventeen  sapphires,  four  small  rubies,  227  pearls  and 
lilies  and  crosses  of  gold;  and  still,  my  friends,  with 
all  this  beauty,  wealth,  and  splendor  that  it  repre- 
sented Queen  Victoria  had  to  "go  the  way  of  all 
flesh,"  and  although  she  had  the  most  costly,  the  most 
beautiful,  the  most  influential  crown  of  any  monarch 
upon  the  face  of  the  earth  death  was  not  dazzled  by 
its  splendor  nor  the  "angel  of  death"  charmed  by  its 

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bounties,  nor  the  monster  of  death  frightened  by  the 
power  of  the  nation  that  it  represented,  and  she  was 
compelled  to  lay  down  that  crown  and  to  give  up  life 
just  as  any  other  mortal  must  part  with  his  or  her 
surroundings. 

Now,  beloved  hearers,  what  are  these  crowns  com- 
pared to  the  crown  that  God  promises  to  give  us  in 
this  gracious  passage,  tkI  will  give  thee  a  crown  of 
life"?  Who  can  describe  it?  What  is  a  daguerreo- 
type, or  a  photograph,  or  even  a  beautiful  portrait, 
compared  to  the  man  or  woman  that  it  is  supposed 
to  represent?  What  is  the  drawing  of  the  house, 
made  by  the  architect,  compared  to  the  structure  in 
its  finished  condition?  What  is  a  drop  of  water  com- 
pared to  the  mighty  ocean,  or  a.  grain  of  sand  to  the 
majestic  mountains;  and  yet  greater  than  the  con- 
trast of  these  illustrations  is  the  difference  between 
"the  crown  of  life"  that  God  .uives  and  any  crown  or 
all  the  crowns  that  this  world  ever  has  had,  now  has, 
or  ever  can  have  in  the  changing  centuries  of  the  fu- 
ture. What  a  gracious  and  rich  promise  this  is,  that 
God  thus  condescends  to  bestow  upon  the  children  of 
mortality  so  grand  and  indescribably  majestic  a 
crown  of  life  beyond  this  world  of  sorrows  and  of 
tears.  That  it  will  be  holy  is,  of  course,  implied.  It 
is  given  to  friends  in  eternity,  where  no  (dock  strikes, 
and  no  watch  ticks,  and  the  shadows  of  no  night  fall 
upon  the  golden  streets,  and  the  sigh  and  sin  of  man 

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is  never  known,  and  "holiness  unto  the  Lord''  reigns. 

And  then  we  would  consider  that  it  entitles  one  to 
the  honor  and  happiness  and  life  of  immortal  blessed- 
ness. Oh,  what  a  glorious  reward  for  bearing-  the 
cross,  laving  down  life's  burdens  to  enjoy  life's  re- 
wards, laying  aside1  the  cross  to  receive  the  crown, 
away  from  the  bitter  of  this  life's  surroundings  up 
to  the  glorious  immortal  wealth  of  God's  own  king- 
dom on  high  ! 

And  now  a  closing  thought  of  comfort  to  us  in  these 
words  is  the  gratifying  fact  that  it  is  promised  to 
every  individual  man  and  woman  that  is  in  his  serv- 
ice. "Be  thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will  give 
thee  a  crown  of  life." 

What  a  noble  inspiration  to  individual  duty!  What 
a  lovely  euconragement  to  heart  and  mind  and  soul 
and  life  that  you  and  I  at  last  can  have  a  crown  of 
life  on  high. 

This  is  one  of  the  beautiful  things  that  impressed 
us  in  the  life  and  death  of  her  around  whose  coffin 
we  are  uoav  standing  and  around  whose  grave  in  a 
short  time  we  will  stand,  and  then  to  part  to  look  upon 
her  face  no  more.  Ever  dutiful,  ever  faithful  as  a 
daughter,  as  a  sister,  and  as  a  wife  was  she ;  ever  loyal 
and  faithful  to  the  son  that  God  honored  her  with, 
until  she  made  of  him  the  model  young  man  of  the 
community,  from  what  I  learn;  faithful  to  God  and 
his  holy  church  when  she  had  strength,  ever  increas- 

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ing  in  the  spirit  of  prayer,  and  delighting  more  and 
more  in  the  Word  of  God  as  the  years  rolled  by.  How 
beautiful  a  picture  of  being  faithful  to  God  we  had  in 
her  life, — humble,  unostentatious,  with  no  desire  for 
display,  no  showing  off  of  her  religious  life;  true, 
quiet,  thoughtful,  full  of  holy  ardor,  never  swerving 
from  the  path  of  duty,  the  duty  she  owed  to  God  and 
her  church  and  her  own  soul !  How  sweet  are  the 
memories  of  her  life;  and  while  she  is  gone,  gone  in 
the  hours  when  she  seemed  to  think  that,  in  the  finish- 
ing hours  of  her  life,  rest  would  come  and  she  would 
enjoy  this  beautiful  new  home,  behold  she  has  been 
taken  to  another  home,  the  new  and  immortal  home 
on  high.  Whilst  with  her  noble  devotion  and  the 
work,  the  association,  and  economy  of  her  husband 
and  herself  they  succeeded  in  having  this  lovely  home 
to  crown  their  efforts,  yet  it  is  more  beautiful  to  think 
that  God  has  given  her  a  heavenly  home  and  a  crown 
of  life  which  is  far  better.  May  this  lesson  impress 
itself  upon  our  minds  and  upon  our  hearts,  so  that  if 
death  should  come  soon  and  unexpectedly,  or  if  we 
linger  between  life  and  death  for  night  and  day  until 
the  end  shall  come,  that  we  shall  be  worthy  in  the 
sight  of  God  to  receive  ''the  crown  of  life." 

"She  shines  in  the  light  of  God, 
His  image  stamps  her  brow  ; 
Through  the  shadow  of  death  her  feet  have  trod. 
And  she  reigns  in  glory  now." 

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HYMN. 


Lead,  kindly  Light,  amid  the  encircling  gloom. 

Lead  thou  me  on  ; 
The  night  is  dark,  and  I  am  far  from  home. 

Lead  thou  me  on  ; 
Keep  thou  my  feet ;  I  do  not  ask  to  see 
The  distant  scene ;  one  step  enough  for  me. 

I  was  not  ever  thus,  nor  prayed  that  Thou 

Shouldst  lead  me  on ; 
I  loved  to  choose  and  see  my  path, — but  now 

Lead  thou  me  on  ; 
I  loved  the  garish  day.  and  spite  of  fears. 
Pride  ruled  my  will ;   remember  not  past  years. 

So  long  Thy  power  has  blessed  me,  sure  it  still 

Will  lead  me  on  : 
O'er  moor  and  fen.  o'er  crag  and  torrent,  till 

The  night  is  gone ; 
And  with  the  morn  those  angel  faces  smile 
Which  I  have  loved  long  since,  and  lost  awhile. 


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SKETCH   OF   LIFE. 


Our  departed  sister  in  Christ  was  the  second  daugh- 
ter in  the  family  of  Hon.  Emanuel  Sliultz  and  his  be- 
Ioved  wife  Sarah  Beck  Sliultz.  the  eldest  daughter 
being-  Mrs.  Win.  H.  Manning,  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  and 
the  youngest  daughter,  Mrs.  Henry  C.  Schuberth,  of 
our  community. 

The  deceased  was  born  in  Miamisburg,  Ohio,  on 
November  15,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  3  844.  Early  in 
life  she  was  given  to  God  in  holy  baptism,  the  late 
honored  Rev.  H.  Heineke  officiating.  At  the  proper 
age  she  was  confirmed  in  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
Church  by  Pastor  C.  Albrecht,  and  from  that  time  on 
she  was  ever  a  most  faithful  and  devoted  member  of 
the  same.  A  very  singular  coincident  is  that  the  text 
chosen  for  her  funeral  sermon  is  the  same  passage 
of  scripture  as  the  exhortation  given  her  in  her  con- 
firmation certificate  by  Pastor  C.  Albrecht,  June  7, 
1862.  This  was  only  discovered  quite  awhile  after 
the  burial. 

On  the  1st  day  of  September,  1SC>4,  in  the  twentieth 
year  of  her  age,  she  was  united  in  marriage  in  her 

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parents'  home  with  Albert  Theodore  Wittich,  Pastor 
C.  Albreeht  officiating.  God  blessed  this  union  with 
only  one  son,  Harlev  Shultz  Wittich,  who  had  not 
only  been  given  to  God  in  holy  baptism,  but  also  given 
to  God  for  the  holy  gospel  ministry,  for  which  he  was 
preparing  when  the  angel  of  death  came  to  end  his 
young,  beautiful,  and  most  promising  life.  This  oc- 
curred January  1,  1888.  While  this  was  the  deepest 
grief  and  the  most  crushing  blow  she  had  eyer  been 
called  upon  to  bear,  yet  her  great  faith  in  God  and 
his  precious  promises  came  to  her  relief  and  surely 
proved  to  be  the  "very  present  help." 

On  February  18,  1897,  her  beloved  mother  passed 
with  the  invisible  crowd  of  the  dying  into  the  eternal 
world,  and  thus  another  load  was  pressed  upon  her 
already  heavily  burdened  heart.  Who  knows  ( but  God 
and  his  angels  )  the  many  tears  she  shed  upon  the  hill- 
side of  beautiful  Hill  Grove  Cemetery  over  those  two 
graves  in  her  silent,  unselfish,  and  loyal  devotion  as 
daughter  and  mother?  Now  she  rests  with  them. 
The  day  of  her  passing  away  was  a  very  happy  one 
from  two  considerations :  First,  on  that  day  a  happy 
family  reunion  occurred,  the  occasion  being  the  birth 
of  a  son  to  her  niece,  and  the  three  daughters,  with 
their  aged  father,  spent  the  day  so  very  pleasantly  to- 
gether in  the  old  happy  home.  But  little  did  they 
think  that  that  day  would  mark  their  last  reunion  this 
side  of  the  gates  of  pearl  of  the  heavenly  city.     Such 

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it,  however,  proved  to  be,  for  that  very  night  she  un- 
expectedly, suddenly,  but  sweetly  crossed  the  river  of 
death.  Thus  a  birth  and  a  death  were  brought  to  the 
family  in  the  same  day.  Second,  the  joy  she  expe- 
rienced when  her  redeemed  soul  had  all  of  its  human 
barriers  broken  and  was  with  God  and  her  loved  ones 
in  the  brighter,  better,  and  more  glorious  world.  Her 
sudden  death,  thanks  be  to  Cod,  also  meant  sudden 
glory.  She  passed  away  at  8:45  r.  m.,  on  Tuesday, 
November  4,  1902,  aged  fifty-seven  years,  eleven 
months,  and  nineteen  days.  A  faithful  member  of 
God's  church  upon  earth  and  a  most  devout  Christian, 
she  has  gone  into  the  church  triumphant  in  the  heav- 
ens. Sweet  be  her  rest,  for  she  now  rests  in  Christ 
and  in  peace. 


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CLOSING   PRAYER. 


Almighty  and  Everlasting  God,  thou  who  from  thy  throne  on  high 
hast  so  often  looked  upon  this  new  home  and  upon  thy  servants  that 
lived  here  in  thy  fear  and  with  one  another,  that  read  here  thy  Word, 
that'  united  here  their  prayers  to  thee,  and  who  hast  now  permitted 
the  ties  to  be  severed,  the  wife  taken,  and  the  husband  left,  oh,  do 
thou  continue  to  bless  him.  Oh.  strengthen  him  as  he  comes  back 
to  this  home  full  of  the  memories  of  the  past,  of  joy.  of  sweet  asso- 
ciation with  a  Christian  wife  whom  thou  hast  taken  into  thine  eter- 
nal care.  Grant,  O  God,  that  he  may  hold  to  thee  firmer  than  ever 
before,  that  he  may  look  to  thee  oftener  than  ever  before,  that  he  may 
so  serve  thee  that  when  the  time  of  his  departure  shall  come  it  will 
be  to  go  home  to  thee  and  to  thy  holy  angels,  to  everlasting  glory  and 
life,  to  the  assembly  of  the  saints,  to  the  company  of  his  Christian 
mother  that  is  gone,  to  the  blessed  association  of  this  dear  wife  and 
their  beloved  son  whom  thou  hast  called  to  eternal  rest.  O  God,  hear 
our  united  prayer  for  him,  we  pray,  in  Jesus'  name.     Amen. 


The  remains  were  then  slowly  and  solemnly  conveyed  to  Hill  Grove 
Cemetery  and  there  in  the  uame  of  God  tenderly  laid  away  to  rest  until 
the  great  resurrection  morn. 

During  the  lowering  of  the  casket  to  its  final  resting-place  the 
choir  sang : 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee,  nearer  to  thee; 
E'en  tho'  it  be  a  cross  that  raiseth  me, 
Still  all  my  song  shall  be,  Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 
Nearer  to  thee. 

Though  like  a  wanderer,  the  sun  gone  down, 
Darkness  be  over  me,  my  rest  a  stone, 
Yet,  in  my  dreams  I  'd  be,  Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 
Nearer  to  thee. 

There  let  the  way  appear,  steps  unto  heaven; 
All  that  thou  send'st  to  me,  in  mercy  given; 
Angels  to  beckon  me,  Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, — 
Nearer  to  thee. 

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Valley  Rebecca  Lodge,  No.  145, 
Miamisbtjrg.  Ohio. 

"How  slender  is  life's  silver  cord, 
How  soon  't  is  broken  here; 
Each  moment  brings  a  parting  word, 
And  many  a  falling  tear." 

The  loss  of  a  dear  one  again  brings  home  to  ns  that  .solemn  truth 
that  "in  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death."  The  silent  messenger 
rapped  at  the  door  of  our  lodge-room  and  Sister  Amanda  M.  Wittich 
answered  the  summons  and  closed  her  eyes  on  earthly  scenes,  to 
awaken  into  the  glorious  sunlight  of  eternal  day.  Her  death,  al- 
though sudden  and  unexpected  to  her  friends,  was  not  wholly  so  to 
her.  for  she  was  aware  that,  owing  to  an  organic  heart  trouble,  she 
was  likely  to  be  called  suddenly  away.  Recognizing  the  summons, 
with  only  a  few  minutes'  warning,  she  told  her  loving  friends  about 
her  that  the  end  was  approaching.  Our  sister  is  gone,  and  we  mourn 
the  loss  of  a  true  and  earnest  worker,  one  whose  bright  and  happy 
face  will  ever  be  missed  in  our  lodge-room. 

"  Rest  from  all  sorrows  and  watching  and  fears, 
Rest  from  all  possible  sighing  and  tears, 
Rest  through  God's  endless,  wonderful  years  - 
At  home  with  the  blest." 

The   heartfelt   sympathy   of   this    lodge   is   extended    to   the   husband 

and  friends  so  suddenly  bereaved.     In  loving  memory  let  our  charter 

he  draped   in  mourning,   this  memorial   be  recorded   in  the  journal   of 

our  lodge,  and  a   copy  be  sent   to  the   friends  and   one   furnished   for 

publication. 

Mrs.    Leona    M.    Poixok. 

Mrs.  Jennie  Groby. 

Mrs.  Emma  Pansing, 

Committee. 


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The  Daughters  op  Rebecca  Convention, 
49th  District,  State  of  Ohio. 

The  Daughters  of  Rebecca,  Convention  of  the  Forty-ninth  District, 
in  the  State  of  Ohio,  wishing  to  offer  a  tribute  to  the  memory  of  Sis- 
ter Amanda  M.  Wittich,  it  is  hereby 

Resolved,  That  when  she  was  called  to  her  eternal  home,  on  Novem- 
ber 4,  1902,  she  left  with  us  the  memory  of  a  life  of  unusual  sweet- 
ness and  gentleness  ;  that  her  devotion  to  all  that  was  good  and  her 
happy,  willing  disposition  to  do  what  she  could  teach  us  a  great 
lesson. 

Resolved,  That  in  her  death  we  have  lost  a  worthy  member  and  an 
efficient  coworker  :  that  her  desire  to  serve  in  the  various  duties  of  the 
convention  was  one  of  ready  willingness. 

Resolved,  That  though  our  hearts  are  made  sad  by  these  earthly 
partings,  yet  let  us  remember  that  God  has  ever  a  Father's  pity 
toward  us,  and  that  in  the  removal  of  those  who  are  dearest  to  us  he 
is  still  loving  and  kind.  Death  separates,  but  it  also  reunites  whom 
it  separates. 

'•The  path  of  sorrow,  and  that   path  alone, 
Leads  to  that  land  where  sorrow  is  unknown." 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  spread  upon  the  min- 
utes of  this  meeting  and  a  copy  also  sent  to  the  bereaved  husband  and 

family. 

Miss  Rebecca  Ready, 

Mrs.   Eliza  Leaman, 

Mbs.  Elizabeth  Hickman, 

Committee. 


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Dayton  (Ohio)  Chapter,  No.  125, 
Order  op  Eastern  Star. 

Whereas,  In  view  of  the  loss  we  have  sustained  by  the  decease  of 
our  sister,  Amanda  M.  Wittich,  and  of  the  still  heavier  loss  sustained 
by  those  nearest  and  dearest  to  her,  therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  it  is  but  a  just  tribute  to  the  memory  of  the  de- 
parted to  say  that  in  the  breaking  of  this  link  from  our  midst  we 
mourn  for  one  who  was  in  every  way  worthy  of  our  respect  and  re- 
gard. 

Resolved,  That  we  sincerely  condole  with  the  bereaved  husband 
and  family  of  the  deceased  on  which  it  lias  pleased  the  Divine  Provi- 
dence to  place  this  severe  affliction. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  this  heartfelt  testimonial  of  our  sympathy 
and  sorrow  be  forwarded  to  the  family  of  our  departed  friend. 

Dr.  C.  H.  Leaman, 
Mrs.  Agnes  Beaver, 
Mrs.  C.  H.  Leaman, 

Committee. 
Gertrude  Gebiiart,  Seerctavy. 


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Tributes 


Al  Mason  Corps,  No.  204, 

Woman's  Relief  Corps, 

Miamisburg,  Ohio. 

Whereas,  God  in  his  all-wise  providence  has  silently,  quickly,  but 
truly  allowed  the  angel  of  death,  with  his  sickle  so  keen,  to  en- 
ter our  corps  and  remove  our  highly-esteemed  and  beloved  member, 
Amanda  M.  Wittich ;  therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  as  she  has  crossed  the  "mystic  river"  into  the  "city 
immortal."  words  cannot  express  our  sorrow  or  that  of  her  many 
other  friends;  that  she  was  a  loyal,  loving  friend  and  an  earnest 
worker  in  the  Woman's  Relief  Corps,  one  whose  smiling  countenance 
will  be  sadly  missed. 

Resolved,  That  we  extend  to  the  bereaved  husband  and  family  our 
sincere  sympathy,  commending  them  to  Him  whose  sure  promise  of 
strength  and  comfort  when  "shadows  darkly  gather"  will  enable  them 
to  look  upward  for  the  "light  which  never  fails"  to  shine  through  the 
darkest  cloud. 

Resolved,  That  this  memorial  be  recorded  in  the  minutes  of  our 
corps,  a  copy  he  sent  to  the  family  of  our  departed  sister,  and  a  copy 
be  furnished  for  publication. 

Mrs.  Nora  E.  Shtjler, 
Mrs.  Sarah  Weaver  IIoff. 
Mrs.  Sophia  M.  Weiser, 

Committee. 


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Amanda  Melissa  Wittich 


Ruth  Temple,  No.  10,  Rathbone  Sisters, 
Miamisburg,  Ohio. 

in  memory  of 
Mrs.  Amanda  M.  Wittich. 

"Sweetly  sleep,  Oh!  sister  dear, 
Ever  to  our  hearts  so  near, 
Angels  waft  thee  gently  o'er 
To  thai  bright  eternal  shore." 

Whereas,  We  as  an  order  are  once  more  called  upon  to  bow  in 
humble  submission  to  our  Heavenly  Father's  call  in  removing  our 
dear  sister  from  our  temple  on  earth  to  the  temple  above,  therefore 
be  if 

Resolved,  That  while  we  deeply  sympathize  with  the  bereaved  hus- 
band and  friends,  we  may  still  say.  "Thy  will,  not  ours,  be  done." 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  this  memorial  be  sent  to  the  husband  and 
also  be  placed  on  our  minutes. 

Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Hurler. 
Mrs.  Leona  Pollok. 
Mrs.  IIattie  Hughes. 

Committee. 


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Tributes 


Daughters  of  Liberty,  Miami  Council,  No.  44, 
Miamisburg,  Ohio. 

For  the  second  time  within  the  history  of  our  lodge  we  have  been 
called  upon  to  mourn  the  death  of  a  worthy  member.  Amanda  M. 
Wittich,  on  Tuesday  evening,  November  1,  1902,  was  called  to  her 
last  rest.  Yesterday  happy  in  the  enjoyment  of  this  life,  to-day  a 
cherished  memory. 

^Yiiereas,  As  God  in  his  all-wise  providence  has  seen  fit  to  call  our 
beloved  sister  from  our  council  on  earth  to  that  great  council  in 
heaven,  therefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  we  greatly  mourn  our  loss,  hut  how  in  humble  sub- 
mission to  his  will,  knowing  that  our  loss  will  be  her  eternal  gain. 

Resolved,  That  we  condole  with  the  family  of  the  deceased  on  the 
dispensation  with  which  it  has  pleased  Divine  Providence  to  afflict 
them,  and  that  we  commend  them  for  consolation  to  him  who  orders 
all  things  for  the  best. 

Resolved,  As  a  further  mark  of  respect  we  recommend  that  a  copy 
of  this  memorial  be  sent  to  the  bereaved  husband  of  the  deceased  and 
also  spread  upon  the  minutes  of  our  council. 

Mrs.  Lulu  Moore, 
Mrs.  Laura  B.  Yensel, 
Miss  Loucetta  Htppert, 

Committee. 


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IN   MEMORIAM. 


Amanda  Melissa  Wittich. 


Oh,  rest,  dear  one :  though  thy  pillow  be  low 
Thy  soul  's  with  God  and  whiter  than  snow  ; 
Thy  mansion  thou  'st  gained  in  heaven  above 
Through  God's  great  mercy  and  Christ's  pure  love. 

We  know  God's  glory  shines  bright  o'er  thy  face 
As  reward  for  thy  victory  in  thy  Christian's  race; 
And  now  thou  hast  peace  and  eternal  rest 
While  worshiping  God  with  all  of  his  blest. 

Great  joy  thine  forever  in  praising  the  All-Wise 
In  heaven  above,  Christ's  own  paradise. 
And  with  thy  loved  ones,  who  've  long  before 
'"Passed  over"  to  yon  most  beautiful  shore. 

We  know  thou  art  waiting  for  others  to  come 
Through  death's  dark  valley,  as  thou  hast  done; 
But  thy  waiting,  dear  one,  shall  not  be  long. 
For  soon  we  '11  be  singing  the  same  sweet  song. 

How  beautiful  must  be  thy  mansion  of  gold. 
Of  rubies,  pearls,  jasper,  and  jewels  of  old, 
With  streets  of  pure  gold  and  rivers  of  light. 
With  visions  of  splendor  and  never  a  night. 

No  labor,  no  sorrow,  no  tears  of  despair. 
With  only  the  company  of  ransomed  there ; 
To  worship  forever  with  heavenly  host 
The  Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost. 

A.  T.  W 


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